scalene muscles

muscles on the sides of the neck
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scalene muscles

Summary

scalene muscles is an anatomical set type[1]. It draws 534 Wikipedia views per month (anatomical_set_type category, ranking #4 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • scalene muscles's instance of is recorded as anatomical set type[3].
  • scalene muscles is a type of set of muscles[4].
  • scalene muscles is a type of muscle of neck[5].
  • scalene muscles is part of muscle of neck[6].
  • scalene muscles's Commons category is recorded as Scalenus medius muscles[7].
  • scalene muscles comprises scalenus anterior[8].
  • scalene muscles comprises scalenus medius[9].
  • scalene muscles comprises scalenus posterior[10].
  • scalene muscles comprises musculus scalenus minimus[11].
  • scalene muscles's arterial supply is recorded as ascending cervical artery[12].
  • scalene muscles's arterial supply is recorded as inferior thyroid artery[13].
  • scalene muscles's innervated by is recorded as third cervical nerve[14].
  • scalene muscles's innervated by is recorded as sixth cervical nerve[15].
  • scalene muscles's muscle insertion is recorded as first rib[16].
  • scalene muscles's muscle insertion is recorded as second rib[17].

Body

Definition and Type

scalene muscles's instance of is recorded as anatomical set type[3]. Recorded subclass of include set of muscles[4] and muscle of neck[5].

Use and Application

Components include scalenus anterior[8], a class of anatomical entity[18]; scalenus medius[9], a class of anatomical entity[19]; scalenus posterior[10], a class of anatomical entity[20]; and musculus scalenus minimus[11], a muscle organ type[21]. scalene muscles is part of muscle of neck[6].

Why It Matters

scalene muscles draws 534 Wikipedia views per month (anatomical_set_type category, ranking #4 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Arterial supply ascending cervical artery, inferior thyroid artery
    Instance of anatomical set type
    Part of muscle of neck
    Part of
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